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| Mark Zuckerberg / Facebook: |
Zuckerberg says Facebook is extending the block it has placed on Trump's Facebook and Instagram accounts “indefinitely and for at least the next two weeks” — The shocking events of the last 24 hours clearly demonstrate that President Donald Trump intends to use his remaining …
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| @twittersafety: |
[Thread] Twitter says Trump's account will be locked for 12 hours following removal of recent tweets, and further violations will result in permanent suspension — As a result of the unprecedented and ongoing violent situation in Washington, D.C., we have required the removal of three @realDonaldTrump Tweets that were posted earlier today for repeated and severe violations of our Civic Integrity policy. https://help.twitter.com/...
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| Julia Alexander / The Verge: |
YouTube says it will temporarily restrict channels that post misinformation about the 2020 election results, potentially including Trump's — Channels will receive an automatic strike on top of videos being removed — YouTube will temporarily restrict channels that post videos containing … | Vipal Monga / Wall Street Journal: |
Shopify takes down online stores run by the Trump Organization and Trump campaign for violating its policy against promoting violence — E-commerce platform removes sites affiliated with President Trump for violating policy against promoting violence — TORONTO—Online stores run …
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| BuzzFeed News: |
The Trump supporters who rioted in the US Capitol on Wednesday had been openly planning online for weeks, including on mainstream and niche social media sites — The supporters of President Donald Trump who rioted in the US Capitol building on Wednesday had been openly planning for weeks …
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| Casey Newton / The Verge: |
The time has come for Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube to deplatform Trump, whose continued presence is accelerating the erosion of US democracy — As you no doubt already know, today, President Trump incited his followers to storm the US Capitol, where they disrupted the constitutionally …
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| Makena Kelly / The Verge: |
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| Ryan Mac / BuzzFeed News: |
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| Taylor Hatmaker / TechCrunch: |
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| Tonya Riley / Washington Post: |
The quick evacuation of the Capitol left computers and devices unattended while the mob ransacked offices, a nightmare scenario for cybersecurity professionals — Lawmakers and congressional staff were ushered into secure locations as a mob backing President Trump violently stormed …
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| New York Times: |
Sources: US intel agencies are investigating JetBrains as possible entry point for SolarWinds hackers; JetBrains isn't aware of any investigation or compromise — Russian hackers may have piggybacked on a tool developed by JetBrains, which is based in the Czech Republic …
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Reuters, Wall Street Journal, JetBrains Blog, Federal Computer Week, BleepingComputer, SecurityWeek, and Forbes
Tweets: @nicoleperlroth, @mshafirov, @pt, and @mattifestation
| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple is developing an autonomous, electric vehicle, which could be released in five to seven years, as it adds more ex-Tesla execs to the project — Apple Inc. will take at least half a decade to launch an autonomous, electric vehicle because development work is still at an early stage …
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Tweets: @markgurman, @geoffreyfowler, @starfire2258, @rdrv3, and @nkwaten
| Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat: |
SuperData report: the US game industry grew 12% YoY to $139.9B in 2020, as console games rose 28% YoY to $19.7B, but growth is projected to slow to 2% in 2021 — The game industry grew 12% to $139.9 billion in 2020 from $120.1 billion in 2019 as many industries shrank during the pandemic … | Alex Wilhelm / TechCrunch: |
Hopin, which develops software for hosting digital events, acquires livestreaming startup StreamYard for $250M — This morning Hopin, a quickly-growing startup that sells a technology platform for hosting digital events, announced that it has acquired StreamYard.
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Tweets: @nmasc_, @briannekimmel, @harrystebbings, @eghosao, @hopinofficial, @alex, @camillab, and @alex
| Alex Wilhelm / TechCrunch: |
Gtmhub, which builds software to help companies manage their corporate planning, raises $30M Series B led by Insight Partners — This morning Gtmhub, a multinational startup that builds software to help other companies manage their corporate planning, announced that it has raised …
Tweets: @yoda and @caseynewton
| Bloomberg: |
CoinGecko data: total market value of cryptocurrencies passed $1T for the first time on Thursday as bitcoin hit $39K — - Digital currency had more than doubles in less than a month — Cryptocurrency market cap is five times year-ago levels — Bitcoin's wild price swings resumed …
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Tweets: @arjunkharpal and @lisaabramowicz1
| Ry Crist / CNET: |
The Wi-Fi Alliance launches its Wi-Fi 6E certification program for devices that can transmit in the 6GHz band — The Wi-Fi Alliance has launched its Wi-Fi 6E certification program for devices equipped to transmit signals on the newly opened 6GHz band, the industry group announced Thursday.
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Tweets: @rstephens and @tomwarren
| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: US is considering prohibiting Americans from investing in Alibaba and Tencent, and is debating the impact on US financial markets of a potential ban — Agencies debate impact on U.S. financial markets of potential restrictions — U.S. officials are considering prohibiting Americans …
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| Andy Greenberg / Wired: |
DDoSecrets, a WikiLeaks-like repository run by transparency activists, publishes 1TB of data from five companies that was first leaked by ransomware hackers — WikiLeaks successor DDoSecrets has amassed a controversial new collection of corporate secrets and is sharing them in the name of transparency.Sponsor Posts
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